Alfonso VIII of Castile

(1155-1214)

King of Castile and Toledo from 1158 to 1214

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Alfonso VIII (11 November 1155 – 5 October 1214), called the Noble (El Noble) or the one of Las Navas (el de las Navas), was the King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. He is most remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads in 1195, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders who broke the power of the Almohads in the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in 1212, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula.

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Born	11 November 1155
Died	5 October 1214 (aged 58)
Zodiac	Scorpio
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Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile 1162-1214 · 12th-century English princess and queen consort of Castile and Toledo · m. 1170 info edit

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Berengaria info 1st child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1180 · Age: 845 · 1180- · Celebrity Baby

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Sancho info 2nd child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 5 Apr 1181 · Age: 844 · 1181- · Celebrity Baby

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Sancha info 3rd child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 20 Mar 1182 · Age: 843 · 1182- · Celebrity Baby

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Henry info 4th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 1184 · Age: 841 · 1184- · Celebrity Baby

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Urraca info 5th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1187 · Age: 838 · 1187- · Celebrity Baby

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Blanche info 6th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 4 Mar 1188 · Age: 837 · 1188- · Celebrity Baby

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Ferdinand info 7th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 1189 · Age: 836 · 1189- · Celebrity Baby

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Leonor de Castilla info 8th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1191 d. 1244 · Age: 52 (at death) · 1191-1244 · Queen consort of Aragon

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Eleanor info 9th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1200 · Age: 825 · 1200- · Celebrity Baby

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Constance info 10th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Female b. 1202 · Age: 823 · 1202- · Celebrity Baby

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Henry info 11th child with Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Male b. 14 Apr 1204 · Age: 821 · 1204- · Celebrity Baby

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